diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/FS/VirtualFileSystem.h b/kernel/include/kernel/FS/VirtualFileSystem.h
index bb6d189549..7ce1c7a2c8 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/FS/VirtualFileSystem.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/FS/VirtualFileSystem.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Kernel
 	public:
 		static BAN::ErrorOr<void> initialize();
 		static VirtualFileSystem& get();
-		static bool is_initialized();
+		virtual ~VirtualFileSystem() {};
 
 		virtual const BAN::RefPtr<Inode> root_inode() const override { return m_root_inode; }
 
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/FS/VirtualFileSystem.cpp b/kernel/kernel/FS/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
index fcd285ed2e..9d357e454d 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/FS/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/FS/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ namespace Kernel
 		return *s_instance;
 	}
 
-	bool VirtualFileSystem::is_initialized()
-	{
-		return s_instance != nullptr;
-	}
-
 	BAN::ErrorOr<void> VirtualFileSystem::initialize_impl()
 	{
 		// Initialize all storage controllers
@@ -115,9 +110,9 @@ namespace Kernel
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (m_root_inode)
-			return {};
-		return BAN::Error::from_c_string("Could not locate root partition");
+		if (m_root_inode.empty())
+			derrorln("Could not locate root partition");
+		return {};
 	}
 
 	BAN::ErrorOr<BAN::RefPtr<Inode>> VirtualFileSystem::from_absolute_path(BAN::StringView path)
@@ -126,6 +121,9 @@ namespace Kernel
 			return BAN::Error::from_c_string("Path must be an absolute path");
 
 		auto inode = root_inode();
+		if (!inode)
+			return BAN::Error::from_c_string("No root inode available");
+
 		auto path_parts = TRY(path.split('/'));
 		
 		for (BAN::StringView part : path_parts)
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Font.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Font.cpp
index 36e49e873c..20b65f912a 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Font.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Font.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ namespace Kernel
 
 	BAN::ErrorOr<Font> Font::load(BAN::StringView path)
 	{
-		if (!VirtualFileSystem::is_initialized())
-			return BAN::Error::from_c_string("Virtual Filesystem is not initialized");
-
 		auto inode = TRY(VirtualFileSystem::get().from_absolute_path(path));
 
 		auto file_data = TRY(inode->read_all());
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Shell.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Shell.cpp
index e7d7805867..842b168c92 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Shell.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Shell.cpp
@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ argument_done:
 		}
 		else if (arguments.front() == "ls")
 		{
-			if (!VirtualFileSystem::is_initialized())
-				return BAN::Error::from_c_string("VFS not initialized :(");
-
 			if (arguments.size() > 2)
 				return BAN::Error::from_c_string("usage: 'ls [path]'");
 
@@ -304,9 +301,6 @@ argument_done:
 		}
 		else if (arguments.front() == "cat")
 		{
-			if (!VirtualFileSystem::is_initialized())
-				return BAN::Error::from_c_string("VFS not initialized :(");
-
 			if (arguments.size() != 2)
 				return BAN::Error::from_c_string("usage: 'cat path'");
 			
@@ -316,9 +310,6 @@ argument_done:
 		}
 		else if (arguments.front() == "loadfont")
 		{
-			if (!VirtualFileSystem::is_initialized())
-				return BAN::Error::from_c_string("VFS not initialized :(");
-
 			if (arguments.size() != 2)
 				return BAN::Error::from_c_string("usage: 'loadfont font_path'");
 
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/kernel.cpp b/kernel/kernel/kernel.cpp
index b7ed4bf8ae..9011fb24d4 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/kernel.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/kernel.cpp
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@ extern "C" void kernel_main()
 	MUST(scheduler.add_thread(MUST(Thread::create(
 		[terminal_driver]
 		{
-			if (auto error = VirtualFileSystem::initialize(); error.is_error())
-			{
-				derrorln("{}", error.error());
-				return;
-			}
+			MUST(VirtualFileSystem::initialize());
 
 			auto font_or_error = Font::load("/usr/share/fonts/zap-ext-vga16.psf");
 			if (font_or_error.is_error())